Morning journal and courier., 1887-04-04
FAIR HAVEN.

| Union Fast Day ServIces-Lenten Ex ercises Thursday Night-PaIm Sun l day-Dearh of An ola Fair Havel Resident I'm Florida. l The temperance meeting yesterday after noon was we'll attended. The beautiful weather yesterday had tn effect of making the attendance at tn churches much larger than usual. MT. Henry Damon, who for the past tel years has been a salesman for s. E. Merwil
 G Son, has commenced moving from hi house on Houston street to the 260 acre farn that he recently purchased in East Mailing ford.
 Quite number of bicycle riders are t. take an extended run on Fast day if tn, ground and weather are good. Frank Moore, son of Postmaster Moore has gone to Spencer, Mass, where he is em ploved in 6 shoe manufactory.
 William s. Gamwell of Clinton avenue who recently managed the Metropolitan shoe store on Grand avenue, has removed ts Chester, Mass, where he has recently pur chased grist mill.
 Grace and St. James, Episcopal churches will unite in holy communion service at St James, church next Thursday evening. Palm Sunday was appropriately observed yester- day.
 T. G. W. Jefferson has sold his interest ir the three -masted schooners Van Name and King and c. L. Valentine, both of which were built in Fair Haven.
 The union Fast day services will be held al the Baptist church this year. Rev. MT. Evans will deliver the sermon and the other clergy men will assist in the exercises.
 The Y. w. o. T: U. are to hold theil rehearsal for the dairymaids' festival at the stead of Wednesday a afternoon as a,
 first arranged. The preparations for the fes tival are nearly completed and the produo tion of the entertainment is already an as- sured success.
 Mrs. c. l. Francis has cherry blossoms on some twigs that she has cultivated all winter long.
 Shad will probably make their appearance in the Quinnipiao river rather later this yeal than usual.
 Ex-Aldern an Jefferson of the Twelfth ward is the originator of the idea for @ sol diers' monument in this city and drew the original resolution which served as a basi. for further work.
 Mr. Ira Darling of the Heights, who went to Boston some weeks ago for treatment al the Massachusetts State hospital, is now un dergoing treatment at the Rochester hospital having been advised to leave Boston on ae count of the air not agreeing with him.
 The work of remodelling the old Fair Ha ven hotel into 8 dry goods store is nearly completed, and the building will be occupied to day or to morrow.
 MT Justin B. Rowe and family arrived safely at Los Angeles, Cal, and MT. Row, writes that he is delighted with the climate Deacon Lueius Rowe. who has been spend ing the winter there, is about to return home.
 William Witte has sold his residence, 35S Grand avenue, to William E. Morgan ,frejgh agent of the Consolidated road at Belle dock who has already taken possession. Mir. and Mrs. Fred Fischer rejoice in thu I birth of son. The little stranger arrived Thursday.
 Henry Smith, of the east side, is ::con6ne' ! to the house with a severe cold. Rev. M. K. Bailey, of Branford, preachet ! the Lenten sermon at theGrace church Thurs day evening.
 The wife of Rev. Thomas Sims, of Nor | wich, is visiting her father of this place. Tn latter is about to remove to Norwich. Henry J. Fabrique, son of A. l.. Fabrique | of Townsend avenue, who went to Californi | for his health several months ago, is muc ! improved and expects to return home mex ! month.
 All Fools day was becomingly celebrated | One half the population of Fair Haven az | peared to be engaged in 8 desperate effort t \ sell the other half.
 | A, L. Stone, who has been running a mil route in this vicinity, has gone to Durham. I Miss Ella Bishop was recently given SUI | prise party at her home on Exchange street.
 Mr. Henry Darrow has sold his residenc l on Houston street to Edgar Squires. MI l Darrow will remove to the farm he recent purchased in Wallingford.
 Thomas Henry, of Poplar street, has re l moved to Bosten, where he has secured em I ployment in large machine shop.
 Miss Sadie Holbrook, is visiting relative | on the east side for 8 few weeks. The news of the death of MT. Thomas E | Lowe, the builder at, Aiken, N. C., twill be re | ceived with much sorrow by his man friends. Mr. Lowe went to Aiken severa
 months ago thinking the climate migh
 benefit his health He had been sufferin | from bronchial difficulty for some time | and this caused his death. MT. Lowe, ,altheug | young man, has done much for the pros perity of Fair Haven, and over a score o l handsome dwellings were erected by hin
 during the past few years He was self
 made man, and during his early years edu
 cated himself while working at his trade as carpenter. He was forty years old, an, leaves 8 wife and three children, the eldes of which is ten years